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G. GLAUSING.

LAS'R APPLICATION FILED 213.12 1914v Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

"iU ji'i liiilifl iiil GEUIRGE ZLJlQUI-SJl'hitLl' OJE PORTSMOUTH. OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE VULCAN BOX TOE Ilfl'LGE/iElSE 30., OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. A CORPORATION 01? OHIO.

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Application filed February 12,1914.

11 M/ ii /mu. t may fJHHi'i Ni iii: it known that l. llcoianc ULHISINH, a

riti'arn of tho ll nitrd titatcs, rcsiding; in

the ri'ry oi" lorti-sinouth. in tho rounty ol'.

this shoe; will. not. hr inarrml, hrokcn or 'pullcil out of shapc during; tho rcnioval of tho last Front tho :Jlioc.

ilnothcr olijcrt oi tho inycntion is to construct a last so that tho same will withstand the rough usa zf'c to which such lasts arc Sill)- joct'ed whcn in tho lasting: niachini and so that its parts will maintain their propcr positions rclativc to cach other during such usc.

According to tho prcsont invcntion the last is ronstructcd so that it. it comprises a forward or too part. and a roar or hccl part conucctcd totrnthor h a longitudinally and vorticz lly cx'tcnding platr in a manner that i n'uiirs tho hccl part. lor cxamplc. to he moved upwardly and forwardly rclativo to tho for part whcn it is dr-nirod to movc the. hccl part from tho cxtcndcd position shown in full lincs in i igurc l. to tho hrokcn posi tion which is indiratcd by tho dottcd lincs in tho saniciigurc. In ihc construction shown in the drawings. this ronncctinp; platc is sci-urod to the too part and is provided with a pair oi slots throngz'h which pass pins or rivcts that arr rouipriscd in the hccl part. in order to maintain thc hccl part and toe part in cxlcndcd position rcln tire to i'lil'll. o'lhcr, lhcrc i1: providwl a spring moans which rngza a-s (hr said conncctin plain in a niaiuwr to normally haul to Force said last parts toward (XiIt'lllltll or unhrolccn pi'isition rclativc to car-h othcr.

As showing a sprrilic ruiliodinicnt oi lhc inrcntion. rct'crcnrc is nia lr to tho drawings forming! part oi this i-rpci-iiirntion. and. in wh irh Fig.5. I if; a \"urticaily and loinijitinlinally i-x'tcniliugr riiional vicw o" ihclast show inn thc par ,1 in carrndcd or onhrohcn position. in this i'itinrr lhc lrohrn lincs indicate: lhc position of tho iii-cl part whcn tho Spccir'lcation of Letters Yatent.

atcnted Aug. 18, 1914-.

Serial No. 818,354.

hccl and too parts arc in broken or shortcncd position. Fig. .2 is a plan vicw partially in section. This is a vicw takcn on tho linc 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in thc di rcrtion oi the arrows. Fig. 2") is a vicw taken on the broken lino Ji -I oi Fig. l lool-zing in the dircction of tho arrows.

Thc last designated by conipriscs tho forc or toe-part. I5 and the roar or hccl part C. In the construction of the last those parts are prcfcrahly formed from a single piece of wood and arc intcgrally ronncctcd together. 'lhvy arc snhscqnently scparatcd hy transvcrscly sawing along tho line -4) and a cdgc-shapcd portion I), c. I! is rcniovcd in order to pcrinit tho hccl part to assume the position indirated by the broken line in Fig. l. The last parts arc then provided with the longitudinally and vertically extending sawcnts or slots and for receiving thcrcin the longitudinally and vertically extending con nccting plate I). This conncctilr plate is provided at its forward end wit'i the two circular pin-receiving hole: g-g, and at its roar portion with the substantially upright slot. h and with the slot which c:-;- tends upvardly and for 'ardly. This platc is also provided with the rcarwardly cxtcnding projection or nosc in. This platc l) is rigidly sccurcd directly to tho toc- )art of the last hy the transversely (extending: pins or rivcts g which passthrongh thc pinrocoiving holcs In the her] part of tho last thcrcarc also a pair of transvcrscly (.XlitlHllllQ pins or rircts r which pass through thc slots ahovc rc'lcrrcd to.

In tho hccl part of the last there is a horod opcning 2 for receiving thc spring nicans l0. 'lhis horcd opcning extends upwardly and forwardly and thc spring moans which is located therein comprises tho couipicssion spring (4 and the cap (1". The rap cngagcs tho rcarwardly extcnding nosc or projection A: on the conncctint plate while. the lower cnd of the spring rcsls against. thc plug l which fits into the horcd opening Z. Tho hccl part is also pro-- vidcd with the nictal platc that is secured in. placo by any suitahlc means such as the arrows f. This plato scrvcs not only to turn the ends of thc nails which are drivcn thou-against. during tho proccss of lastir'ig but it also scrvcs as a. inc-ans to resist the til plug from being forced outwardly by the spring thus alwaysinsuring the retaining of the plug in place.

From an inspection of Fig. 1 it will be noted that the forward lower portion of the heel part of the last directly engages the rear lower portion of the toe part of the last and that there is thus a substanth l bearing surface between. said heel and toe parts when the last is being used. It will also be noted that the lower pin or rivet g" which is in the heel part of the last directly engages that portion of the plate which defines the lower extremity oi the slot 11 when the heel and toe parts are in extended position. It will also be noted that the upper rivet or pin g" directly engages that Y ortion of the connecting plate which delanes the lower rear portion of the slot 2' when said parts are in extended position. These pine gg and the slots in the plate are, therefore,- arranged so that the pins and plate cooperate to limit the downward movement of the heel part 01"? the last as well as the rearward movement of the upper portion of the heel part of the last and said pins and slotted portions of the plate are also arranged so that when the eel and toe parts are in extendedposition the said last parts will directly seat against each other.

llhe improvements herein set forth are not limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described and may be embodied in various forms and modifica tions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

ll claim as Icy-invention:

l. A last having a heel part and a toe part which are separated by a transversely extending saw out that extends from the top to the bottom of the last, said parts having longitudinally and vertically extending saw cuts and being connected together by vertically and longitudinally ex tending plate that is located in the longitudinally and vertically extending saw cuts in said parts, said plate being rigidly secured to the toe part by transversely extending rivets or pins and being provided with a rearwardly extending nose and a pair of pin-receiving slots, the heel part losing provided with a spring means which engages the nose on the plate for forcing said toe and heel parts toward unbroken or extended position, the heel part also being provided with rivets or pins that extend through said slots in the plate, which pins are arranged so that when the last parts are in extended position the pins arelocated in "the lower portion of the slots.

2. A last having a heel part, a toe part and a connecting plate between them the heel and toe parts lacing separated transversely i from the top to the bottom of the last and each part being provided with a slot for receiving the connecting plate, one of said parts also being cut awayso that there is a wedge shaped opening in the upper per tion oi the last whereby the heel part can be moved upwardly and forwardly relative to the toepart, said plate being rigidly secured to one of said parts by rivets and to the other oil said parts by rivets which enterslots that are provided in said plate, one or" said parts havingtherein a compression spring that engages anose or projection which is also provided on said plate whereby the heel part and toe part 'will be normally maintained in an extended position relative to each other, the slots and pins passing therethroughbeing constructed and arranged eo that the lower forward portion of the heel part will engage and shut against the lower portion of the toe part and in such manner that the lower surface of the heel part and or. the toe part will he in effect eontinuations of each other due to the rivets in the slots striking the plate.

3. A last having a heel part and a toe part connected together loy a longitudinally and vertically extending plate that is rigidly secured to said toe part by horiaontally extending rivets or pins, said plate having slots and a projection, the heel part having upper and lower pins or rivets that pass through said slots and, a spring which presses upwardly against said projection to maintain the heel part in extended position relative tothe toe part, the slots losing alrranged in such manner that the no r rivet or pin will both riseand approa h-the' toe part as the heel part is moved upwardly from unbroken or extended position to broken or shortened position.

A last having a toe part and aheel part, each provided with a vertically and longitudinally extending saw out, the heel part also having rivets or pins, a connecting plate located in said cuts, said plate being rigidly secured to the toe pent, beings provided with slots through which pass rivets or pins that are comprised in the heel part and also with a rearwardly extending prd jection or nose which is engaged by a compression spring means which isprovidedin the heel part for maintaining the heel and toe parts in extended position.

5. A lastcornprising a toe part, a heel part movable relative to the toe part, and a vertically and longitudinally extending connecting plate that is slotted to receive pins or rivets in the heel part and that is provided with a projection or nose, said plate being rigidly connected to the toe part, the heel part comprising rivets or pins that pass, through said slotted portions of the that plate, thus securing the heel part to the toe I went between said parts, the heel part oomand longitudinally extending plate, the heel prising 41 metal heel plate which is secured plate being; arranged so that it covers the lo the flower portion of the heel part, said plugged opening and nlso serves as :1 restheel pert also being provided with an up ing member for the plug;

5 win-(11y extending bored opening, a com This specification signed and witnessed 15 pression spring means located in said 0penthis 9th day of February, A. D., 1914. ing,-e plug in said opening against, which GEORGE CLAUSING. one end ml the spring means rests, the other Signed in the presence of--- end of the spring means being engaged N. J. BURKE, 1h with the nose or projection on the vertically W. L. QUES'I'EL. 

